Comments on: 2-wheel tour: West Seattle Bike Connections ride with councilmemberhttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/2-wheel-tour-west-seattle-bike-connections-ride-with-councilmember/
West Seattle news, 24/7Thu, 24 May 2018 19:24:25 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.6By: Del Martinihttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/2-wheel-tour-west-seattle-bike-connections-ride-with-councilmember/#comment-1457120
Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:40:01 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=282815#comment-1457120Sam-c, you are spot on.
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It gets really, really old seeing politicians like Council Member Sally Bagshaw, and now Tom Rasmussen, going out of their way to accommodate, talk about, do ride-alongs, and obtain funding for a means of transportation that serves a seasonal, minority of the population while at the same time you rarely if ever here Bagshaw, Rasmussem or the rest of the City a Council even mention the word SIDEWALK, let alone champion anything to remedy the lack of them in the blighted sections of the city.
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Tunnels, parks, streetcars, Mercer rebuilds, phony bike greenways, etcetera are all ‘exciting’, ‘fresh’ and ‘cool’. Meanwhile, basics such as sidewalks that make a neighborhood actually function and work for all ages, users and abilities are ignored.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:06:39 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=282815#comment-1456321Sam-c, greenways provide a safe routes for pedestrians and bicyclists.

As noted in the write-up above, the 21st Ave greenway is currently great for bikes but more improvements need to happen so that pedestrians can feel safe using this greenway; I’m hoping this means creating sidewalks since this stretch of road does not have any sidewalks.

but, it’s quite a bit irritating to see council-members promoting more cycling infrastructure as if that will get people to stop driving their children to an elementary school, when the neighborhood surrounding said elementary school doesn’t have any sidewalks.

ie, ‘hooray for more and more bike infrastructure when there are still areas lacking in basic pedestrian infrastructure’

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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:57:27 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=282815#comment-1456029The potty stop was actually for a *3* year-old rider! This was a great event. Thanks especially to the organizers and Councilmember Rasmussen.
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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:58:40 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=282815#comment-1455903We are fortunate to have this group and individuals who look out for the welfare and safety of residents and especially school children and alternative forms of transportation. Thank you for your work in our community.
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